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Table 1 Distribution of CSF tracer in the spinal cord

From: Changes in intrathoracic pressure, not arterial pulsations, exert the greatest effect on tracer influx in the spinal cord

 

Transpial %

White matter arterioles %

Grey matter arterioles %

Central canal %

Control

0

39

62

8

Normal

10

76

61

17

Spontaneous breathing

33

86

71

47

Hypertensive

14

62

33

19

Tachycardic

19

76

33

75

  1. The percentage (%) of spinal levels with CSF tracer (AFO-647) deposited in the superficial spinal cord, adjacent to the pia (transpial), and around arterioles in the white and grey matter are shown for each cohort of animals, n = 6/7 rats
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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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